CA2362618A1 - Method, computer program product and system for the transmission of computer data to an output device - Google Patents

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CA2362618A1
CA2362618A1 CA002362618A CA2362618A CA2362618A1 CA 2362618 A1 CA2362618 A1 CA 2362618A1 CA 002362618 A CA002362618 A CA 002362618A CA 2362618 A CA2362618 A CA 2362618A CA 2362618 A1 CA2362618 A1 CA 2362618A1
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Hartwig Schwier
Jurgen Grebner
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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for outputting data from a computer system (1) to an outputting device (7). According to said method, a master document (25) with a variable data area (27, 28, 29) and a static data area (12, 26) is generated. The variable data area (27, 28, 29) is marked and variable data (11) are placed in said variable data area (27, 28, 29). This produces a serial data flow (31) with individual documents (32, 34).
In said serial data flow, the variable data and the static data are permanently linked according to individual documents. The variable data (11, 30) are then separated from the static data (12, 33) from this serial data flow (31), using the marking. The variable data (11, 30) from the first individual document (32) are transmitted to the outputting device (7) separately from the static data (12, 33) and stored there. The static data (12, 33) of the succeeding individual documents are not transmitted to the outputting device (7). In the outputting device (7), the variable data (11, 30) are then re-linked with the stored static data (12, 33) according to the individual documents.
CA002362618A 1999-03-15 2000-03-15 Method, computer program product and system for the transmission of computer data to an output device Expired - Fee Related CA2362618C (en)

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